Rabbinical Court Rules Husbands Must Support Wives Until Divorce Terms Are Settled
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By בשיתוף טוען רבני משה ליבוביץ
First reported by Mako · Jul 16, 2026
What happened
The Rabbinical High Court in Jerusalem ruled that husbands must continue providing housing and financial support to their wives until all divorce terms, including the ketubah and compensation, are finalized. This decision came after an appeal led by attorney Moshe Leibovitz overturned a lower court's refusal to enforce the husband's payment obligations. The court emphasized that refusal to live with the wife does not exempt the husband from support duties, ordering retroactive payments of 3,800 shekels monthly.
- 01Rabbinical High Court mandates husbands pay housing until divorce terms are fully settled.
- 02Husband's refusal to live with wife does not remove his financial obligations.
- 03Lower court's denial of wife's housing claim was overturned on appeal.
- 04Court condemned derogatory language used against the wife by husband's legal team.
- 05Husband ordered to pay 3,800 shekels monthly retroactively for wife's housing.
- 06Ruling affirms absolute duty of husband to support wife and children during divorce process.
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